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Carlos Lopez vs. Augusto H. Fernandez

CARLOS LOPEZ, complainant, vs. HON. AUGUSTO H. FERNANDEZ, Judge of Municipal Court of Digos, Davao del Sur, respondent.

A.M. No. 2124-MJ | 1980-09-11

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

Administrative complaint against municipal Judge Augusto H. Fernandez of Digos, Davao del Sur, charing him with "grave abuse of discretion amounting to ignorance of the law" for having modified the judgment of conviction he rendered in a criminal case entitled, "People vs. Carlos Lopez." by increasing the penalty from imprisonment of 1 month and 21 days to 2 months and 1 day of arresto mayor allegedly after the accused has perfect this appeal from the judgment of conviction.

It appears that a criminal action for grave threats

1 under Article 282 of the Revised Penal Code was filed against Carlos Lopez,...